Basic ether of aromatic ketones



Patented Jan. 17, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MAX HAR'IMANN AND HANS ISLEE, F RIEHEN, SWITZERLAND, ASSIGN'ORS'TO FIRM SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN BASL'E, OF BASEL, SWITZERLAND BASIC ETHER OF AROMATIC KETONES No Drawing. Application filed August 20, 1931, Serial No. 558,420, and in Switzerland August 28, 1930.

The present invention relates to new basic ethers of aromatic ketones.

It has been found that basic ethers of aromatic ketones are obtained by introducing an amino alkyl residue or a derivative thereof according to known general methods into a hydroxyl groupof an aromatic ketone containing nuclear hydroxyl or a substitution product thereof.

The new basic ethers may for instance be made by treating an aromatic ketone containing nuclear hydroxyl with a reactive ester of anamino alcohol or derivative thereof, preterably in presence of an acid binding-agent. Another procedure consists in first causing the nuclear hydroxyl group to react with an alkylene compound, for example, an alkylene oxide, an alkylene halide, an alkylene dihalide or an alkylen-e halogen hydrin in such a manner that the product of the reaction still contains a reactive group, such as an alkylene group, hydroxyl group or halogen, and then replacing this group by an amino group, in some cases after previous treatment with a halogenating agent.

The side chain introduced into thenuclear hydroxyl group may be straight or branched and the amino group may be separated by any desired number of atoms from the oxygen of the hydroxyl group.

' The new compounds are intended to be used for therapeutic purposes.

The following examples illustrate the invention the parts being by weight Ewa mple Z.1 part of para-hydroxyacetophenone, 2.5 parts of chlorethyldiethylamine hydrochloride, 6 parts of potash and 26 parts of acetone are heated to boiling for 14 hours whilst well stirring. The whole is then filtered and the acetone and excess of chlorethyl diethylamine removed from the filtrate by distillation. The residue is taken up in ether and the ethereal solution extracted with dilute'alkali. The ethereal solution is then clried',-theether is distilled and the residue is subjected to distillation under reduced pressure. The para-diethylaminoethoxyacetophenone of the formula boils at 167168 C. under a pressure of 5 millimetres. It is a Wine-yellow oil which is insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvents. Its hydrochloride is readily soluble in water to a neutral solution. ,7

The same base may also be made "by causing para-bromo-ethoxyacetophenone'to react with diethylamine at a raised temperature. The para-bromoethoxyacetophenone may itself be made, together with a small quantity of di-para-aceto-phenyl-glycoether of melting point USO-161 C. by boiling an alcoholic solution of para-hydroxyacetophenone with ethylene-bromide in presence of alkali; it is a colorless crystalline powder melting at 59-60 0.

Example 2.1 part of Q-hydroxyA-methoxyacetonephenone, 2 3 part of bromoethyl-diethylamine-hydrobromine, 5 parts of potash and 26 parts of acetone are heated to boiling for hours. The product is worked up in the manner indicated in Example 1. The 2-diethylamino-ethoxy-4-methoxy-acetophenone of the formula boils at 186187 C. under a pressure of 5 which boils at 210211 C. under a pressure of 0.1 millimetre. It is a yellow oil which is insoluble in water but easily soluble in organic solvents and in dilute acids.

Example 4.-1 part of sodium is dissolved in 20 parts of absolute alcohol, 4.3 parts of para-h droxybenzophenone and 6 parts of chloret yl-dicyclohexylamine hydrochloride are added andthe whole is boiled for 5 hours ,Whilst. stirring. After cooling, the sodium chloride is separated by filtration, the alcohol is removed from the filtrate by distillation and the msidue is freed fromunchanged .chlorethyl=dicyclohexylamine by distillation winder reduced pressure. The para-dicyclohexylamino-ethoxybenzophenone of the formula is alight yellow, viscous oil it forms a picrate which melts at 157158 after recrystalli'zation from alcohol.

Emple 6.10 parts of 2-hydroxy-4- methoxy-acetophenone and 4% parts of ethylene bromide are boiled for several hours with 'a. solution prepared by dissolving 1.6 parts of sodium in absolute alcohol. After removing the solvent, the residue is taken up in ether and the ethereal solution is washed with dilute potassium hydroxide solution and then with water. After evaporation of the ether, the excess of ethylene bromide is distilled under reduced pressure. The 2 bromoethoxylmethoxy-acetophenone remains as an oil none of the formula OCHr-CH:N J Hr-CJZ:

CHI 7 is distilled; it boils at 197.5198 C. under a pressure of 0.12 millimetre and forms a yellow, viscous oil.

E mample 6.An excess of ethylene-oxide is introduced into a solution of 1 part of 2-hydroxy-4-1nethoxy-acetophenone in an equimolecular proportion of dilute potassium hydroxide solution, the whole is allowed to stand for some time and then extracted with ether. After concentrating the solution, 2-hydroxyethoxy-4 methoxy acetophenone crystallizes in the form of a colorless crystalline powder of melting point -67 C.

A solution of equal parts of 2-hydroxyethoxy-4-methoxy-acetophenone and phosphorous pentachloride in chloroform is gently heated. When the reaction is completed the solvent and the phosphorous hydroxychloride which is formed are distilled under reduced pressure, the residue is taken up in ether and the ethereal solution washed with dilute alkali solution. After distilling the solvent 2-chlorethoxyl-methoxy-acetophenone remains as a viscous oil WlllCh cannot be distilled without undergoing decomposition.

1.5 arts of 2 chlorethoxy 4 methoxyacetop enone and 1 part of diethylamine are heated in solution in benzene for several hours at about 100 C. The solution is extracted with dilute hydrochloric acid and the base is precipitated from the aqueous extract by the addition of sodium carbonate. There is obtained 2-diethylamino-ethoxyimethoxy-acetophenone having the properties described in Example 2.

E wample 7.1 part of sodium is dissolved in 30 parts of alcohol and there are added first 7.2 parts of 2-hydroxy-4.-methoxy-acetophenone and then 7.2 parts of l-diethylamino-3-chloro-n-butane. The whole is boiled for several hours, separated from com mon salt, after cooling, by filtration, the aloohol is distilled and the residue taken up in ether. lhe ethereal solution is extracted with dilute hydrochloric acid, the aqueous eX- tract is rendered alkaline and the base which separates is distilled. The 2-diethylaminoisobutyloxy--methoxyacetophenone of the formula a yellow oil of boiling point 166-167 C. under a pressure of 6 millimetres.

2. 2diethylaminoethoxy-l-methory-5 nitro-acetophenone of the formula a colorless crystals of melting point 124-125 (3.; on reduction it yields 2-diethylaminoethoxy-al-methoxy-o-am1no-acetophenone of the formula CllHs l O-CH:

yellow needles of melting point 69-72 0.; whose acetylation product forms smallcolorless leaves of melting point 121122 G.

3. 2-diethylaminoethoxy;-n-butyloxy-ac etophenone of the formula OCHzCH2CH2-CH a yellow oil boiling at 166-167 C. under a pressure of 0.07 millimetres.

4. 2 diethylaminoethoxyl-benzyloxy-acetophenone of the formula a yellow oil boiling at 206.5207 C. under a pressure of 0.2 millimetres.

5. 1-diethylaminoethoxy-EZ-acetyl-naphtha lene of the formula a light yellow oil boiling at 151152 C. under a pressure of 0.15 millimetres.

6. 2 diethylaminoethoxy 4: methoxy butyrophenone of the formula a yellow oil boiling at 196199 C. under a pressure of 4 millimetres.

7. (para-diethylaminoethoxy-phenyl) -benzyl-ketone of the formula a colorless crystalline powder melting at .3637 C. and boiling at 207 -208 C. under apressure of 3 millimetres.

8. 2 diethyl aminoethoxy 4 benzyloxy phenyl) -benzyl-ketone of the formula a wine-yellow viscous oil forming a picrate which melts at l58-159 C.

9. 2 di-n-butylaminoethoxy 4 methoxyacetophenone of the formula OCH:CH7-N C4He :1 yellow oil boiling at 179180 C. under a pressure of 0.24 millimetres.

What we claim is:

.1. Basic ethers of aromatic ketones of the general formula wherein R stands for alkyl, henzyl or phenyl and one of the letters a and c for hydrogen and the other for a group A meaning an alkylene radicle containing at least two carbon atoms and R and R alkyl, hydrophenyl or benzyl, and wherein Z), d, and 0 stand for hydrogen, 5 and 0 may also stand for alkyloxy or benzyloxy or for part of a benzene ring, and d for nitro or amino, which products form with acids water-soluble salts and are useful in therapeutics.

2. Basic ethers of aromatic ketones of the general formula wherein R stands for alkyl, benzyl or phenyl, A for an alkylene radicle containing at least two carbon atoms, R and R for alkyl, hydrophenyl or benzyl, b, 0, d, and e for hydrogen b and 0 may also stand for alkyloxy or benzyloxy or for part of a benzene ring and d for nitro or amino, which products form with acids water-soluble salts and are useful in therapeutics.

3. Basic ethers of aromatic ketones of the general formula wherein R means alkyl, benzyl or phenyl, R and R mean alkyl, benzyl or hydrophenyl and R alkyl or benzyl, and wherein Z) and 6 stand for hydrogen, and (l for hydrogen, nitro or amino, which products form with acids water-soluble salts and, are useful in therapeutics.

5. Basic ethers of aromatic ketones of the general formula wherein R and R mean alkyl, benzyl or hydrophenyl and R alkyl or benzyl, and wherein b and 6 stand for hydrogen, and d for hydrogen, nitro or amino, which products form with acids water-soluble salts and are useful in therapeutics.

6. Basic ethers of aromatic ketones of the general formula which is 21, Wine-yellow oil of boiling point 186187 C. at 5 mm. pressure, readily soluble in organic solvents and in dilute acids, said product being useful in therapeutics.

In Witness whereof We have hereunto signed our names this 11th day of August MAX HARTMANN. HANS ISLER. 

